questions from a de-lurker, Elaine, Pam?

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Hi All

I am de-lurking due to a great deal of frustration with my body! I

continue to feel like c**p, and have been for the past two months. I

have been on methimazole since October 02, with a fairly steady rate

of reduction stabilizing at 5mg for approximately 5 months.

Until mid-June everything seemed to be going according to plan (plan?

what plan?) and then the hair started to fall out again, the weight

loss started again, the leg cramps etc etc. Went to my PCP (endo

divorced me until such time that I would have RAI or thyroidectomy!)

who thought I was likely a bit hyper so upped the dose to 7.5 (I am

now very proficient at pill splitting!)

July 7

TSH 2.39 (range .2-4.0)

August 20

TSH 5.84 (range .2-4.0)

FT4 16.1 (range 9.0-23.0)

T3 index (range .9-2.8)

So to get to the point, why is it that I feel so bad? I am still

doing the hair loss thing, having cramps and joint pain, elevated

heart rate (thought it is much lower than when diagnosed), extreme

fatigue, and no stamina. Can anyone enlighten me? Am I just missing

something here? Any suggestions will be gratefully appreciated. I

really don't want to do the surgery (no RAI for this gal!) but I am

getting extremely frustrated with how I have been feeling.

Thanks

jody